Two Minneapolis police officers placed on leave after racist Christmas tree display

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Two Minneapolis police officers have been placed on leave pending an internal affairs investigation into what Mayor Jacob Frey called a “racist display” in the form of Christmas tree decorations in the North Side precinct.

The incident, occurring in a precinct where police leaders have struggled to rebuild community trust since the fatal shooting of Jamar Clark in 2015, was quickly denounced Friday as a provocative insult.